We are honored to present as our speaker for our next program, His Excellency Ambassador Szabolcs Takács, Hungary’s New Ambassador to the United States, at 2 o’clock, Saturday, March 13th. The title of his presentation is, An Overview of Hungarian American Relations This year, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations […]
ANNUAL MEETING -2020 (The Website details the activities of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society (CHHS) on a continuing basis. The report presented below is made here in accordance with the Bylaws of the CHHS to inform the membership of the results of the Annual Meeting of October 16, 2020. Report by Dr. Magdalene Meszaros, Nominations […]
Please join us on Saturday, February 13th, at 2 o’clock, for the first program in our Spring 2021 Lecture Series, “Celebrating Franz Lehár” Presented by Mrs. Andrea Lázár, hostess of WCPN Kapossy Hungarian Radio Hour Franz Lehár is widely considered the leading operetta composer of the 20th century. His operettas included lush melodies, drama, light-hearted […]
Like many organizations, the Hungarian Museum in Cleveland had to adjust to the restrictions placed on group gatherings. To this end, we turned to the world of virtual programming and featured a series of four lectures on the Treaty of Trianon, 2020 being the 100 year anniversary of the treaty. (more…)
We were honored to receive a grant in 2020 from the Bethen Gábor Alap, (Bethlen Gábor Fund). This grant covered 8% of our annual rental costs and came at an opportune time during the current Covid pandemic. As we know, successfully applying for grants that cover operation expenses such as rent and utilities is a […]
We invite you to visit the Museum be making an appointment. You can call the Museum’s telephone number, 216-523-3900 and leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. Or you can write a message to our email address, museum@clevelandhungarianmuseum.org, and we will reply and arrange for your visit. Another way […]
Did you know that on December 6th, Hungarian children are visited by St. Nicholas, “Mikulás Bácsi”, who leaves treats for children in their shoes or boots? One had to be obedient and helpful throughout the year. December 13th is St. Lucy’s day. In Hungarian folk life, this day, called “Luca Napja”, has many unique customs […]
On Saturday afternoon, December 12th, our two young essay contest winners read their essays to our audience, who were virtually present for this last program in our series on the Treaty Of Trianon. You can read their essays below. Tesza Csajka is a sixth grader, whose Hungarian father was born and raised in Kassa, Slovakia […]
To close the lecture series on Trianon, we have invited two first prize winners of essays written by young people [one in grade school and the other in high school] describing what it means to nurture their Hungarian heritage in the Diaspora. These essays are thoughtful reflections on the topic of living in the Diaspora, […]
It has been a longstanding tradition at the Cleveland Hungarian Museum to have a vast array of gifts available for Christmas shopping, including boxes and bags of “szaloncukor” and Hungarian “konyakos meggy.” They are available this year too! With Covid in mind, our doors will be open to visitors and shoppers for a limited number of days, and […]
